Zero is the Leaves on the Trees

Book Title: Zero is the Leaves on the Tree

Author: Betsy Franco

Mathematical Concepts and Language:

• Exploring the Concept of Zero
• Number Sense

Questioning:

Before:

• Can you count "0"?
• Prompt students to show a certain number of items (e.g., "can you show me 1 block?", then ask "can you show me 0 blocks?")

During:

• What do you see? (ask on pages 3-4 before reading to students)

After:

• What is zero?
• What does zero look like?
• What do we know about zero?

Extensions/Provocations (Small Group, Learning Centres, Whole Group, Transitions):

• Create a class book about the number 0.
• Add 0 to the class number line.
• Discuss words that mean or connect to zero (e.g., none, empty, nothing)